Fur treating device



April 18, 1939. H. SKLAR 2,155,172

FUR TREATING DEVICE Filed Dec. 22, 1956 HERMAN sun/2 ATTORNEY.

INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FUR TREATING DEVICEHerman Sklar, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Joseph I. Blanck, Brooklyn,N. Y.

Application December 22, 1936, Serial No. 117,112

Claims. (01. 149-43) This invention relates generally to apparatussurface in an expanded groove portion 12. Thus for the treatment of fursand more specifically, grooves II are made to engage the combs.

to a device for refinishing, glazing, cleaning, Intermediate thealternate rows of combs is combing and drying the fur of pelts. ametallic and magnetic comb mounted in block The main object of theinvention resides in the ill and secured to a permanent magnetic stripprovision of a device wherein the combing, clean- IS. The magnetic stripI5 is mounted in block ing, glazing and drying operations are accom- IDin a groove therein whereby the upper surface plished simultaneously andeffectually without of the said magnetic strip l5 becomes co-planar theaid of experienced workmen. with the upper surface of block l0. Strip I5is 1 Another object of the invention resides in the provided withdovetails I! which slidably engage '10 provision of a device whereinthere is no possicorresponding grooves in block l0. Numeral l8 bility ofsingeing, scorching or injuring the hair. represents a groove paralleland similar to groove A further object of the invention resides in theII, the upper termination or expanded groove provision of a devicewherein the fur hairs are portion l6 being formed in the magnetic stripI5.

16 straightened with the aid of an increased pro- Thus the magnetic combis mounted in block duction of electrostatic charges during the comb-II) in similar fashion to the mounted non-metaling operation.Furthermore, the production of lic combs. the said charges eliminatesthe acid substances A preferably non-metallic cover member 23 is whichhave heretofore been used to straighten adapted to engage with blockmember II! where-- 20 the hairs. In addition, the improved device by ahot air chamber 26 is effected with the upper 20 eliminates the use ofsingle metal combs which surface of block [0. This is accomplished byproalways exposed the pelt to laceration. viding the cover member 23with peripheral side These objects and other incidental ends and flanges24, the latter resting on projections 25 advantages of the inventionwill herein-after apalong the edges of block l0. Centrally of the 25pear in the progress of the disclosure and as cover member 23 is a boss2! having a central 25 pointed out in the appended claims. orifice 28. Ahot air pipe is aflixed within the In accordance with the drawing:orifice 28 whereby hot air is transmitted into Figure 1 is a plan viewof a pelt or fur-treating chamber 26. The hot air escapes from theundevice constructed in accordance with the invendersurface of block l0through parallel rows of 30 tion. orifices 22, each row of orificespreferably being 30 Figure 2 is an end elevation of Figure 1. betweentwo adjacent combs. A handle 30 is Figure 3 is an enlarged sectionalview of Figprovided and as shown, is aflixed to the cover ure 1, showingthe top cover element removed, member 23. along the plane 3--3 thereof.It is to be observed that the lower terminals The main body [0 of thedevice constitutes in M and 20 of teeth I 4 and 20 respectively, are 35effect a frame work for a currycomb wherein rounded to preventlaceration and cutting of the parallel rows of teeth project from theunderfur hair and pelt when the device is used on a surface. Eachalternate row of teeth is provided fur skin, and that metallic teeth 20are shorter with an intermediate row of teeth of shorter than teeth l4,so that the former do not reach 0 length. The teeth of each intermediaterow are the pelt. metallic and magnetic, and are preferably so The hotair coming from orifices 22 dries the made by being slidably engagedwith a magnetic pelt and hair simultaneously with the combing strip ofmetal slidably mounted in block In, the of the latter. Electrostaticcharges are induced teeth of the alternate rows being made of comon thehair by the friction of non-metallic teeth position such as hard rubberor Bakelite. I4, these charges being discharged almost in- 45 Each rowof non-metallic teeth is in the form stantly by magnetic teeth 20. Suchan arrangeof a comb having a back or spine l2 with shanks ment inducesdevelopment of more static elecl3 and teeth l4 depending therefrom.Spine l2 tricity, thereby giving the hairs more life or in cross-sectionis preferably wider than the straightening them in a more eflicientmanner.

width of shank I3 for slidable engagement with The purpose of making thesaid comb magnetic 50 block member ID. The block member II), which inaddition to metallic is to offer a magnetic field is preferablyrectangular in shape, is provided for the increase in the instantaneouscharge with similar spaced and parallel alternate density. It has beenfound by actual experigrooves ll proceeding perpendicularly from thement that the discharge of the electrostatic lower surface andterminating below the upper charges on the hairs of the fur induced by acomb 55 of the present construction is accompanied by a degree ofcrackling which far exceeds the degree of crackling when an ordinarycomb inducing electrostatic charges on the hairs is passed therethrough.I believe that the presence of a magnetic field emanating from the endsof the metallic teeth causes an increase in the flow of electrons fromthe fur hairs to the non-metallic teeth, thereby leaving a greaterpositive charge on the fur hairs. The presence of the metallic teethbrings about an immediated discharge of the charges on the fur hairsthereby serving to give them a sudden straightening pull at the momentof discharge. Whether or not this theory is correct, the fact remainsthat furs which are combed with a comb construction above describedpresent a more lustrous and lifelike appearance.

It is understood that there may be more than one set of alternatenon-metallic teeth having an intermediate row of magnetic metallicteeth.

The hot air source is external to the device and can be transmitted by asoft or flexible tube 29. The device is light, compact and very handy.It may be used on the fur skin whether the same is lying flat on a tableor suspended from a rack.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the shape,material, number of combs, integration and location of the parts of theinvention may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention and without departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

l. A fur treating device comprising a body member having parallel rowsof stiff, spaced, combing non-metallic and electrostatic chargeproducingteeth projecting from the undersurface thereof, a parallel row ofshorter metallic teeth intermediate each set of parallel rows ofnon-metallic teeth, a cover member forming an air chamber with the saidbody member, the body member having perforations therethroughcommunicating with the said air chamber.

2. A fur treating device comprising a body member having parallel rowsof stiff, spaced, combing non-metallic and electrostatic chargeproducingteeth projecting from the undersurface thereof, a parallel row ofshorter magnetized teeth intermediate each set of parallel rows ofnon-metallic teeth, a cover member forming an air chamber with the saidbody member, the body member having perforations therethroughcommunicating with the said air chamber.

3. A fur treating device comprising a body member having slidablydetachable rows of stiff, spaced, combing non-metallic and electrostaticcharge-producing teeth projecting from the undersurface thereof, a rowof slidably detachable and shorter metallic teeth intermediate each setof rows of non-metallic teeth, a cover member forming an air chamberwith the said body member, the body member having perforationstherethrough communicating with the said air chamber.

4.121 a fur treating device, a body member having slidably detachablerows of stiff, spaced, combing non-metallic and electrostaticchargeproducing teeth projecting from the undersurface thereof and a roWof slidably detachable and shorter metallic teeth intermediate each setof rows of non-metallic teeth.

5. In a fur treating device, a body member having slidably detachablerows of stiff, spaced, combing non-metallic and electrostaticchargeproducing teeth projecting from the undersurface thereof and a rowof slidably detachable and shorter metallic and magnetic teethintermediate each set of rows of non-metallic teeth.

HERMAN SKLAR.

